John Hiatt - Nobody Knew His Name [Audio Stream]

"Nobody Knew His Name" is off John Hiatt's latest album, 'Terms Of My Surrender.' - Available now. Buy it today via Amazon (amzn.to/1kgo5Jd) or iTunes (smarturl.it/toms-itunes).
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LYRICS:
There was a man in the Cadillac used to come around here
Looking for a long black train
Said his baby left town with the engineer
Cut across the midnight rain, boys
Straight across the midnight rain
Everybody said he'd been in Vietnam
When he was pretty young
That's where his buddy got killed when his rifle jammed
Fightin' ain't never done, boys
Fightin' ain't never done
Chorus:
Red tip of a cigarette glowin'
Windows up against the rain
Night so dark there was nothin' else showin'
Nobody knew his name, boys
Nobody knew his name
Sheriff run him off every once and awhile
But he would be right back
With a cup of coffee and old newspaper eyes
Sittin' by the side of the tracks, boys
Cryin' by the side of the tracks
He'd try to keep from turnin' the tables
Hot walkin' horses out at Suffolk Downs
But there was always some whiskey back at the stables
If you knew where to look around, boys
If you knew where to look around
Chorus
Slingin' pizza and beer down at Waterfront Park
Handicappin' dogs for the clientele
A different pick for each one, it didn't matter who won
Somebody gonna tip him well, boys
Somebody gonna tip him well
They found him in his Cadillac car
Out behind the old farm store
He was sittin' there like he was goin' somewhere
And he wasn't comin' back no more, boys
He wasn't comin' back no more

[@garoldcounts8777]

there is no place I'd rather spend the day than at the hiatt. always room for more and you feel at home

[@darylslee4965]

Exceptional song. Story of our time, fighting ain't never done.

[@grnthumbguy]

This man gets better and better...love you JH!!!

[@chadmorrison9338]

John Hiatt has been around for a while and this is great he's stepping right into the blues

[@Hotmediacommercial]

Masterful, this song and "here to stay" touches something in me, what a voice!

[@sarveliobrez5390]

John Hiatt demuestra en este álbum todo su talento, que jamás ha sido lo suficientemente valorado.

[@kurkdorsey5309]

This song is just so poignant, timely, and perfectly crafted. It should have 10 million hits, not 10,000.

[@carsonharrell5724]

Agreed

[@knotNyourHead]

Looking back on this song 7 years later, wow it's already been 7yrs? Hiatt created a masterpiece with this song, and the entirety of the album.

[@DieterStenzel]

Boah! What a sound on this CD!!

[@wwill2516]

Great Great song

[@bvandenhazel]

Great song, great album :)

[@ulisespradosanmartin128]

¿Cuándo se va a reconocer a este genio?

[@harveyjones1245]

Lyrics
Well a man in a Cadillac used to come around here
Looking for a long black train
Said his baby left town with an Engineer
Cut across the midnight rain, boys
Straight across the midnight rain
Now everybody said he'd been in Vietnam
When he was pretty young
That's when buddy got killed when his rifle jammed
Now the fighting ain't never done, boys
Now the fighting ain't never done
Red tip while the cigarette glowin'
Windows up against the rain
Night so dark, there was nothing else showin'
Nobody knew his name, boys
Nobody knew his name
Sheriff run him off once in a while
But he would be right back
With a cup of coffee, an old newspaper
Sitting by the side of the tracks, boys
Crying by the side of the tracks
He'd try to keep from turning the tables
Hired walking horses out at Suffolk Downs
But there was always some whiskey back at the stables
If you knew where to look around, boys
If you knew where to look around.
Red tip of a cigarette glowin'
Windows up against the rain
Night so dark, there was nothing else showin'
But nobody knew his name, boys
Nobody knew his name
Slinging pizza and beer
Down at Waterfront Park
Handicapping dogs for the clientèle
A different pick for each one
Yeah, it didn't matter who won
Somebody gonna tip him well, boys
Somebody gonna tip him well
Well they found him in his Cadillac car
Out behind the old farm store
He was sitting there like we was going somewhere
And he wasn't coming back no more, boys
He wasn't coming back no more

[@muddy5001]

anybody got the first chord of the Chorus? Seems simple enough, but can't find it

[@wwill2516]

F dm c am

[@SmoT76]

Is there a better song writer?

[@Tearloch]

None better .. many his equal tho .. he is an Artist .. everything else is up to someone eles judgement .. he's there with Dylan and Prine and Kistofferson for me .. I love him for sharing his soul so others can heal .. if they choose to .. because healing is a choice .. and John knows .. and sings about it all the time .. John is a guy who helps me put my Soul in perspective .. and has helped for a long time ..

[@jordanmcknight3961]

Unfortunately , it's a true story.